Aston Villa has hired O’Briens to carry out enabling works for nine natural pitches and one 3G pitch at the club’s Recon Training Ground in Bodymoor Heath, Tamworth. The pitches are being relocated on the training ground site because of planned HS2 construction.

Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) has submitted a planning application for its new training facility at the former Park Hill Golf and Fishing Centre. The masterplan includes 12 full-size pitches, various smaller pitches and targeted outdoor training areas, a full-size indoor pitch, an integrated training facility building for the academy and First team players, incorporating medical, tactical, training and dining facilities, A Sports Turf Academy and a show pitch with a 499-seat stand to allow under-23s and U18s to play in a ‘match environment’.